Tsering Shakya

Tibetan writer
Person human Q382936
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Tsering Shakya

Summary

Tsering Shakya is a human[1]. He was born in Lhasa[2]. He was born on +1959-05-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a historian[4] and university teacher[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Tsering Shakya was born in Lhasa[2].
  • Tsering Shakya was born on +1959-05-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Tsering Shakya held citizenship in People's Republic of China[7].
  • Tsering Shakya's professions included historian[4].
  • Tsering Shakya's professions included university teacher[5].
  • Tsering Shakya's field of work was Tibetan literature[8].
  • Among Tsering Shakya's employers was University of British Columbia[9].
  • Tsering Shakya was employed by SOAS, University of London[10].
  • Tsering Shakya was educated at SOAS, University of London[11].
  • A notable work attributed to Tsering Shakya is The Dragon in the Land of Snows[12].
  • Tsering Shakya is recorded as male[13].
  • Tsering Shakya's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Tsering Shakya's ISNI is recorded as 0000000055128766[15].
  • Tsering Shakya's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 73998255[16].
  • Tsering Shakya's GND ID is recorded as 121972895[17].
  • Tsering Shakya's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n97088301[18].
  • Tsering Shakya's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 13331663h[19].
  • Tsering Shakya's IdRef ID is recorded as 035716967[20].
  • Tsering Shakya's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04gsl2q[21].
  • Tsering Shakya's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as jo20000071104[22].
  • Tsering Shakya's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 162317530[23].
  • Tsering Shakya's academic thesis is recorded as The emergence of modern Tibetan literature : gsar rtsom[24].
  • Tsering Shakya's NCL ID is recorded as 003037184[25].
  • Tsering Shakya's NUKAT ID is recorded as n00027754[26].
  • Tsering Shakya's CANTIC ID is recorded as a11127879[27].

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Origins and Family

Tsering Shakya was born in Lhasa[2]. He was born on +1959-05-00T00:00:00Z[3].

Education

Tsering Shakya was educated at SOAS, University of London[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[4] and university teacher[5]. Tsering Shakya's field of work was Tibetan literature[8]. Employers include University of British Columbia[9], a public research university[28], in Canada[29], founded in 1908[30], headquartered in Vancouver[31] and SOAS, University of London[10], a public research university[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1916[34], headquartered in London[35].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Tsering Shakya is The Dragon in the Land of Snows[12].

Why It Matters

Tsering Shakya ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Tsering Shakya born?

Tsering Shakya's place of birth was Lhasa[2].

What did Tsering Shakya do for work?

Tsering Shakya worked as historian[4] and university teacher[5].

Where did Tsering Shakya go to school?

Tsering Shakya was educated at SOAS, University of London[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [12] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . E-Theses Online Service. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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